Nevada Standards Seventh Grade Social Studies resources

NV.C13.0.Citizenship and the Law - Students know why society needs rules, laws, and government and understand the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizens. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.C14.0.The Federal System: U.S., State, and Local Governments - Students understand the U.S. Constitution and the government it creates, including the relationship between national and sub-national governments, as well as the structure and function of state and local governments. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.C15.0.The Political Process - Students describe the roles of political parties, elections, interest groups, media, and public opinion in the democratic process. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.C16.0.Global Relations - Students explain the different political systems in the world and how those systems relate to the United States and its citizens. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.CC.RH.6-8.Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies

NV.E10.0.The U.S. Economy As A Whole - Students will identify indicators used to measure economic performance, understand key aspects of how the economy acts as a system, and understand the roles of money, interest rates, savers, and borrowers, financial institutions, and the central bank in our economy. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.E11.0.The Dynamic Economy - Students will identify the causes of economic change; explain how the U.S. economic system responds to those changes; and explain how other economic systems respond to change. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.E12.0.The International Economy - Students will explore trends in international trade, the impact of trade on the U.S. economy, and the role of exchange rates. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.E9.0.The Market Economy - Students will understand how scarcity and incentives affect choices, how markets work, why markets form, how supply and demand interact to determine the market price, and how changes in prices act as economic signals to coordinate trade. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.G5.0.The World in Spatial Terms: Students use maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technologies to locate and extrapolate information about people, places, and environments. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.G6.0.Places & Regions - Students understand the physical and human features of places and use this information to define and study regions and their patterns of change. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.G7.0.Human Systems - Students understand how economic, political, and cultural processes interact to shape patterns of human migration and settlement, influence and interdependence, and conflict and cooperation. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.G8.0.Environment and Society - Students understand effects of interactions between human and physical systems and the changes in use, distribution, and importance of resources. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.H1.0.People, Cultures, and Civilizations - Students understand the development, characteristics, and interaction of people, cultures, societies, religion, and ideas. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.H2.0.Nation Building and Development - Students understand the people, events, ideas, and conflicts that lead to the evolution of nations, empires, distinctive cultures, and political and economic ideas. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.H3.0.Social Responsibility & Change - Students understand how social ideas and individual action lead to social, political, economic, and technological change. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.H4.0.International Relationships & Power - Students understand the interaction and interdependence of nations around the world. Students understand the impact of economics, politics, religion, and culture on international relationships. At a minimum, students will maintain previous content and attain the following:

NV.S1.0.Social Studies Skills - As students become increasingly sophisticated and informed thinkers, they are provided opportunities to develop and apply skills that enhance critical thinking processes by developing and applying 21st Century Skills.